The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
Pl.AQUEMIREs PARISH.
Meeting of the Executive Committee.
The Methods Adopted by the Re-
formers to Secure = Msiority-TheiF
Action denounced By a Mar AEeetinE.

Meeting OF the Executive Committee
The Methods Adopted by the Re-
formers to Secure = Nfsiority-Their
action Denounced by a Mass Meeting.
PGRrE-A-IlA-HAcHE, Nov. "a, 1887.
The parish executive committee Of Plaque
mines parish met at Poino-R-la-Hache on
"Wednesday, Nov. 2a, and ordered an election
Of twenty-six delegates to a parish c0nven-
tion, to be held in the parish ct large on Dec.
.. This unusual proceeding WIS prefaced by
anannoHaesRleRt from theBpokssman of the
refogmsrs, the United States naval officer,
Mr.. II. 7. KernOchan, that the committee, at
least eight ont Of the fifteen, had determined
10 carry ont plan Of election to enable them
to deliver the vote Of the parish to the eaudi-
iacy OF Gov. Nichols. A majority Of one on
the committee WIS obtained by The reformers
by sending to Avoyelles parish and bringing
back q young man, an eI-msmbcr of the
committee. who bad moved to that parish to
permanently reside there.
"A few days ago the father Of the eX-nlenn-
bel, in L ciTcular letter. notified the voters Of
the. WnrI that his son had left this parish TO
reside Permanently IN the parish Of hyOy-
Giles, and advising them 10 elect q delegate
% ill the vacancy ia the committee. This
letter. accompanied by O petition from the
citizens Of the ward that Tn election be or
dgred in the ward to fill theeXistfng vacancy,
was taken to the president OF Tia committee,
DT. Geo. a IL. Hays. The president peTemp-
t0Tily refused 10 order such election: then
tne petition was t9kenStO the secretary, who
ordered the election IN compliance with the
wishes Of the people. The election Ras held:
but by tne arbitrary ruling OF ttIG chairman
OF the committee, susEatned, among others
by the illegal vote Of the eN-llRW8tr who had
removed t. AvoysIeg, the elected delegate
was denied admission.
The proceeding WAS roundly denounced on
we loor q the eonmtttse meeting, and the
deseEate from AT1Yelgs WAS openly CHARGED
with having sold has vote. After mid dc
mald for proof from the accused Mr.. John
DynOnd drew from his pocket a series Of
resolutions providing for pGriHh election at
large. The substitute offered By the minor
lty, providing for ward primaries, was voted
downs TO z.
The sentiment Of the large number of
spectators Was strongly adverse to the arbi-
trsry @chpn Of a tnai9Flty Of the committee.
After the adjournment OF tho committee, the
people assem- Med in mass meeting and adopt
ed resolutions strongly denOuncinE tho
means used to secure the presence OF the eE-
member who had removed to AVOyeleB. In
addition the following preamble and resOlu-
tons We're adopted:
Whereas, the citizens Of the ward which he
cls1lted g represent had met together with oil
the fOrnalIties aud sles ed member in his place,
ruling q Tue ehaiFlaan Of the committee, DR..
Geo =; n HAYS
al honorable men.
We k41E Nytguligg as uuueIuBCrhtAE the re-
tUaal 70 SHOW the wards relrEeaen tnTtOM baEeu
OIL the highest vote Cast at either tie last State
or national o ton. and the resort to tie unu-
Fual prartivy--4nd one preyiOuEly unknown in
this Ilcrls!tD have all The delegates put on our
LcEet irrespective Of wards, and not elected ng
NgrJ repreBea tatiYes IN the wards 70 which they
uetu.- glEt, bus BeeI customary in the PASTA
the SpoEeR uan OF NichOlls and reform ID ~ le
Y lhC interest ~ the EaI5d day Of Francis r.
NlchoIl7 1or Governor. aud while deno1pciDB as
CORRUPT partisan and unjust their action, aud
the inuenfQcrIlc nsethUd OF selecting usleRB teB
20 the ConslHg Parish Convention. we neyorth
less aec1pt the gREa of battle of the callal, ard
viii meet Them on their own ground, aud at the
AeOs OF me Hassss Of the Dem GratiC voters Of
thus perish who cgnuDt be bribed or bought
give An overwhelming rsbtike to their Cprrnpt
Of reform.
r PIERRE CASSIE, President